Many humans experience the same reaction when first invited to eat fish tacos at Key Largo Lounge in the greater Ferguson Corners metro area of Summit Township.

In a sentence, that reaction is: "Yuck, fish tacos sound gross." First instincts can be so very wrong.

Fish tacos may be common in some parts of the country, but virtually no one in Jackson heard of such a strange-sounding dish before former owners of Key Largo began serving it about a decade ago.

For years, Key Largo, 1896 Horton Road, did not even list the fish taco on its menu, so customers had to know enough to ask. It felt like joining a dining cult.

Key Largo continues to serve "Famous Fish Tacos" under its current owners, and hundreds of thousands have been consumed over the years. The previous owners and originators also serve fish tacos at their new place, Bone Island Grill in bustling Vandercook Lake.

Brave diners usually surprise themselves by enjoying the flavor of fish tacos once they try them. Here's why: It's nothing like what we imagine for tacos. It's like a fish sandwich served inside a flour tortilla instead of on bread.

Fish tacos are fried Alaskan pollack fillets, wrapped in a tortilla and topped with shredded cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, onion and "special sauce." The fish is not seasoned with Mexican spices, although diners have the option of squeezing on taco sauce from a foil packet.

We have no idea if that's "authentic," but it's how Jackson puts fish in a taco.

UPDATE: I am reminded the Crazy Cowboy also serves fish tacos in Jackson. If you know any other places that do, post them below for the benefit of society.